diff --git a/dumbdisplay/_ddimpl.py b/dumbdisplay/_ddimpl.py
index 4dc9bf0..5a345b6 100644
--- a/dumbdisplay/_ddimpl.py
+++ b/dumbdisplay/_ddimpl.py
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ def validateConnection(self) -> bool:
       if need_reconnect:
         if self.reconnect_enabled:
           # reconnecting not working yet
-          print(f"disconnected {self.reconnect_RC_id} ... for {keep_alive_diff_ms} ms")
+          print(f"detected disconnection ... [{self.reconnect_RC_id}] ... for {keep_alive_diff_ms} ms")
           #print("disconnected ... reconnecting ... ", self.reconnect_RC_id, diff_ms)
         else:
-          print(f"disconnected ... for {keep_alive_diff_ms} ms")
+          print(f"detected disconnection ... for {keep_alive_diff_ms} ms")
+      elif self.reconnecting:
+        print("recovered connection")
     if need_reconnect:
       self.reconnecting = True
     if need_reconnect and self.reconnect_enabled: